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Current gig Editor in chief, Allure

Previous gig Editor in chief and CMO, Nylon Media

Twitter @heymichellelee

Age 40

Adweek: When you joined Allure last year, you replaced Linda Wells, its founding editor of 24 years. What was that transition like?

Michelle Lee: I have such huge respect for Linda. She's an icon. I definitely think that when I came in, people were nervous, and I totally expected that and understood that. So over these past couple of months, it's been a big goal of mine to have total transparency, and I think that having that culture of "let's talk about stuff" has put people's minds at ease.

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